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5 On Your Side gets fence fix fast
Marcia Dure turned to 5 On Your Side when she could not get answers about her fallen-down fence. Now it is picture perfect and ready for summer. That wasn't always the case. Dure bought the fence from Lowe's and had it fence installed in November 2022. She tells WRAL News that the installation wasn’t great, and she felt the fence was wobbly.
Voyager Academy breaks ground on new Performing Arts Center
DURHAM - Voyager Academy officially broke ground on its much anticipated Performing Arts Center. “This is a very exciting moment for Viking staff, families and the Durham community. As we break ground today (May 20), we are not just starting the construction of a building, we are laying the groundwork for creation, connection and celebration,” Voyager Managing Director Ellie Schollmeyer said.
City of Durham’s Cemetery Maintenance Policy Raises Questions
When Meg Solera visited Maplewood Cemetery in March 2020, it seemed like a nice resting place for her granddaughter, Wren, who had been stillborn on the 16th of the month. She picked out a plot and, after the burial, went on to visit Wren’s grave weekly. Like other families with loved ones buried at Maplewood—one of two cemeteries owned and operated by the City of Durham—Solera and her husband, José, placed totems on or within a few inches of Wren’s marker: heart-shaped stones in a small bowl; real and artificial flowers; a metal post with a sculpture of her avian namesake.
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